jenniebellie

{Day Two}

Today's been great, especially as I am still on holiday and can have a cooked breakfast.  Things will get much harde next week, when I have to pack up a breakfast and lunch each morning.

I made a fab wild mushroom risotto tonight, just for me,and added some meat-free sausages which are from Morrisons, and taste much better than Quorn ones, and they are only half a syn each. Definately worth it.

I've decided to keep a spread sheet for my food diary, and will probably upload the files on a weekly basis, but I'm doing it daily this week.  The link is on the righthandside of the blog.

I am a regular wine drinker, and thought I would really miss it tonight , but I haven't even thought about it.  I'm not going to ban it from my diet, but I shall definately keep it for special occasions like yesterday, a friend's party, and possibly tomorrow as we have house guests.

I may be on a sticky wicket tomorrow, because I was thinking about doing a veg curry for everyone, but DH has put the dampers on that a bit, and insists we get a take away/ or go out, so I'm not too chuffed about that, but we'll see what my guests preference is when they arrive.

I also got DH to take thos god awful first photos from front, back and side this morning.  I haven't even dared look at them, but DH said I looked like a criminal!  I'm not sure I'm brave enough to put them up on here yet, but maybe when I'm having a bad wek, I might, just to shock me into doing something about it.

I really must remember to do my measurements too, and enjoy seeing the inches go down.

{First day}

My first day was a bit difficult, because we went to friends for a Christmas meal yesterday. So I rushed straight from my first weigh in class, off to eat loads!!  Haha, not a good start.  In fact I was relatively good on the foodfront, and avoided all puddings, chocs etc etc, but guzzled down several glasses of wine.  So I had over 30 syns, but that's what flexi syns are for isn't it?

I managed to pick up a new SW mag yesterday, and all the normal paraphernalia you get given and feel somewhat inspired today.  We are off to the cinema soon, andwill miss out on the nachos I love with the cheese sauce.  But am taking my own diet coke in a can to enjoy!

{The First Weigh In}

So I returned to my old Slimming World Class today, received a massive hug from my consultant, and we celebrated the 5th anniversary of me first walking into her SW club to lose weight.  That first time was very sucessful, and this time is going to be the same.  I promised to lose 3lbs this week, so I must try hard. I've set up my food diary link in the right hand column, here, but it's playing up at the moment, so bear with me.

My weigh-in weighed me 1.5 lbs more than I thought, but that is purely down to weighing at home in the morning in my PJs, and weighing in at SW at 6pm. My PJs are going to win everytime, so I must go with the 6pm weight each day, if weighing everyday is a route I want to take.  I'm not sure it is, but I am aware it becomes a bit of a compulsive ritual after a while. Perhaps I should ditch the scales.

Anyway, I weighed in at

Week 0 = 14 st 6.5 lbs
BMI = 33.4

{Today is the day}

Today is the day I get weighed. Gulp!   Well I shouldn't be scared as I know exactly how much I weigh.

But it is a new way of eating that is probably really worrying me.  Will I be able to keep it up, will I let myself down?  Will it fit in with the family?  Will I get back into my old ways of trying to cheat the system?  Will I starve myself on weigh in days, to ensure I actually have a loss? Will DH organise going out when I need to go to SW to be weighed.

I need to use this blog to record what I eat each day, and the number of syns I have. Not sure how, but I guess I'll just have to keep updating it.

{Maybe one more day of non dieting}

Isn't it strange, when you know you are going to start watching what you eat and follow a weight loss programme.  What do I do with all the fattening things left in the house.  Do I chuck them, feed them purely to the kids and dh, or take them to the river to feed the ducks?

{Amazed}

I weighed myself this morning in my pjs and was amazed to see I have lost 5lb.  Now I havn't even started yet, well, I've been careful, but at least I won't weigh quite so much the other side of Christmas, after the festivities.

That wretched SW consultant hasn't phoned me, so I'm definately going to go back to my old class, which will be next Thursday 28th December.  Hopefully it will be a quiet session, as most won't start before the New Year, and I'll already be a couple of weeks into it by then.

So I need to ring Julie, my old consultant, to let her know I'm starting back again.  She'll be pleased to hear back from me no doubt.

I was searching for photos of the family from last Christmas, and I was shocked when I found this one, look at me, all rolls of fat!! Now that was 12 months ago, and I weigh much heavier than that now.  OMG, what must I look like.  There's nothing like a horrible photo to get you losing weight is there? In fact that blouse was way too tight!!

{Feeling motivated to start}

I went to bed last night and read a couple of Slimming World mags, they always motivate me.  I get lots of recipe ideas, and sometimes the weight loss stories inspire me.

I haven't heard back from the Slimming World Consultant I phoned yesterday, so if I don't hear, it'll be back to my old class as soon as Christmas has finished.

I've uploaded some old photos on to this blog, to motivate me, to show me how slim I was in 2002/3.  I think I got down to 10 1/2 stone. I look at them now, and although I am 4 year's older, there is no reason why I can't get back there again.

{The First Step}

I've made the first step!

I phoned the SW consultant to ask her, when her next class is, and can I join?

Unfortunately I got her voice mail, so I left a message, but at least I tried!

{Before I start}

I've been setting up this blog in anticipation of my starting to lose weight.  I know I need to be totally in the right frame of mind to start losing weight, and with Christmas coming, I am currently not!

I'm good at keeping New Year's Resolutions, and losing weight will be one of them for 2007.  I am very familiar with a Slimming World Group near to me that meets on a Thursday, but I feel I need a new start, and have found one nearer to me that meets on a Monday, so my first meeting could be 1/1/07. I feel if I go back to my old group, I will be less motivated.  I love the Slimming World way of eating, because firstly I'm a vegetarian, and green days really suit me, and secondly, I like to eat lots!

I've weighed myself tonight, having just eaten my tea, so although I'm not purposely going to lose weight before the new year, it's a good benchmark to have.

{Hello}

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